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You thought L.A. was tough?

DWP General Manager H. David Nahai was booed and hissed by High Desert residents Saturday during the utility’s first public hearing on a proposal to string power lines through the desert to carry renewable energy to Los Angeles.

While the DWP has tried to pitch the Green Path project as the city’s attempt to cut global warming gases and become a more environmentally-friendly utility, desert communities aren’t having it. They say it will destroy pristine habitats.

The Inland Daily Bulletin was at the meeting and captured the scene.

A number of environmental and energy policy groups addressed Nahai at the emotionally charged meeting. One woman broke into tears as she presented Nahai with photos of her community and asked him not to destroy it. Nahai hugged her.